Letters to My Daughters

Letters to my Daughters, reading this story felt like living a whole life; complete with happy, sad and every imaginable emotion in between.

What can I say about this book I LOVED ,LOVED ,LOVED it!! I truly didn’t want it to end!!

Martha and Jim have three daughters who are all very different and this book explores all their lives in a way which made me feel like I knew them personally. Martha dedicated her life to her career as a midwife and it was left to Nanny May to raise the girls and give them the mothers love they needed. When Nanny May passes away she leaves four letters one for each of the girls and one for Jim,

The letters disappear. Will the letters be found? What has Granny May written in the letters? These questions kept me turning the pages wanting to find out what would unfold.

This beautiful emotional story had me spellbound and I was routing for the characters to find happiness. I could relate fully with them and found parallels to people I personally know and love.

What shone through in the story is life is short and we all should find happiness when we can!! This is even more true as the author Emma Hannigan has passed away. Her writing and understanding of families is first class in this book and her love of writing clearly shone throughout the book .

I will be looking out for Emma’s previous novels. I cannot recommend this book highly enough! It is a beautiful , emotional and life affirming read . Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for my chance to read this five star book .

I have always loved this authors books. I was saddened to hear of her death earlier in the year after a long battle with cancer. I have a soft spot for books set in Ireland and this one didn't disappoint. This is a very well crafted family drama - loved the relationship between the sisters. Even Marsha was a bit of a love/hate character.

I was up until 2.45 this morning finishing this book and even though I’m very tired now it was totally worth it. I couldn’t put it down. I have read a handful of Emma Hannigan books before and they just get better. Rose, Jeannie and Beatrice are sisters who know they have each other to help them through tough times. Not so much their mother Martha a midwife who has her babies , they just aren’t her own children. When their beloved Nanny dies the girls need each other to pull through with some surprises and heartache along the way.

I was so sad to hear of Emma’s passing the acknowledgements in this book are lovely.